Warriors’ Scots clan up for a fight

SEVEN of the eight Glasgow Warriors members of the Scottish team that defeated Ireland in the Six Nations last week are included in their side to take on Munster in the Magners League at Thomond Park tonight.

Match inner Dan Parks resumes his half-back partnership with Scotland captain Chris Cusiter while wing Max Evans lines out in the centre on this occasion and partners Graeme Morrison. Up front, the celebrated back-row of Kelly Brown, John Beattie and John Barclay resume their highly effective partnership while second-row Richie Gray, a replacement at Croke Park, is chosen in the second row.

Alistair Kellock is the only absentee from their Scottish contingent but the strength of the side chosen by coach Sean Lineen certainly lives up to his contention last night that “every game from now on is a Grand Final”. In contrast, his Munster counterpart, Tony McGahan, has rested Tomás O’Leary, Keith Earls, John Hayes, Paul O’Connell and David Wallace, leaving Donncha O’Callaghan as the only one of the starting Irish XV in the home side which, however, is led by Ronan O’Gara and contains another Irish replacement in Tony Buckley.